Raye was born Feb. 11, 1962. He was a lifetime resident of Sault Ste. Marie. He was a member of The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He was employed for the Sault Tribe’s Chippewa Cleaning Services until illness forced him to resign. Raye loved nature and was an avid fisherman and gardener. Raye also loved baking and often took his finished recipes to share with family and friends.

Raye is survived by his mother, Caroline DePlonty of the Sault Ste. Marie, his brother, Ross (Marcie) DePlonty of Marquette, three sisters: Annette (Wayne) King of Sault Ste. Maire, Laura (Larry) Hammock of Brimley and Ruth (Pat) Burch of Brimley; three nieces: April (Dave) Emmons of Syracuse N.Y., Tina (CJ Weisenburger) King of the Sault and Amanda Burch of Southfield; and two nephews, Grant (Rachael) Hammock of Coloma, Mich., and Josh (Jamie) Burch of Kincheloe.

Raye was preceded in death by his father, Milton DePlonty.

Per Raye’s wishes he will be cremated and a memorial service will take place at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 at the Sault Tribe Cultural Center (Niigaanagiizhik) with Brother John Hascall officiating. Friends may gather at the cultural center from 11 a.m. until the time of the memorial service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to the family to help cover funeral expenses. C.S. Mulder Funeral Home and Cremation Services assisted the family. Condolences may be left online at http://www.csmulder.com/

Paulina Florine Bialek

Paulina Florine Bialek, age 78, of Rudyard passed away early Sunday morning, Nov. 11, 2012 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. She was born on Dec. 1, 1933 to Wiliam and Louisa (VorderLandwehr) Shoup at home in Custer, the second eldest of eight children.

Florine was educated at Weldon Creek School, Custer High School, Ludington St. Simons and graduated valedictorian at Scottville High School, class of 1952. She then graduated from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids and taught at Ricky and North Amber rural schools in Mason County and Forest Hills Elementary in Grand Rapids. She joined the Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters and completed her master's degree, teaching in parochilal schools in Traverse City, Muskegon, Portland, Bay City and Taylor. She later moved to Germany and married a widower, Hermann Bialek, and continued to teach at U.S. Army bases. They retired in the mid-1980's and moved to a farm near Rudyard and she resumed teaching in public education as well as Catholic Religion education programs.

She was very active in the Rudyard Senior Citizen Center. She has been a very active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rudyard since moving to the area and active in music, liturgy, education and the St. Joseph Women's Group.

Page 2 of 4 - Florine was the eldest of the Shoup Family Singers, a popular singing family of the 1940s and 1950s in western Michigan. They had a weekly radio show, and were on numerous TV Shows and regulars at gatherings in the area. She played violin for the Grand Rapids Symphonette in the late 50s, and after years of absence she resumed playing weekly with several Rudyard area musicians. She was also a devoted member of the Grand Rapids Dominican Association.

Upon her husband's retirement in the mid-1980s the couple often visited the Custer area for family activities. Yet, following her husbands passing in May 2000, she continued living in the U.P. area they loved, and that included winters.

Florine was preceded in death by her husband Hermann, parents William and Louisa Shoup, a sister, Floretta, and brother-in-law John Smedley.

She is survived by stepsons Armin and Berndt (Antja) Bialek in Germany, three step-grandchildren in Germany; three brothers: William (Sherry) Shoup of North Muskegon, James (Donna) Shoup of Custer, and Daniel (Janet) Shoup of Traverse City; three sisters: Mary Shoup (Jim Allison) of Custer, Margaret Smedley of Traverse City and Bernadette Lykins of Lakeview; many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and -nephews, and one great-great niece.

Mass of Christian burial will be held on Thursday, Nov. 15 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rudyard at 11 a.m. with visitation one hour before mass. Fr. Joseph Vandannooor will officiate. A memorial Mass will be on Saturday, Nov. 17 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Custer at 11 a.m. with visitation beginning at 9 a.m. Dodson Funeral Home of St. Ignace is handling arrangements in Rudyard and Wyman-Stevens Funeral Home, Scottville is in charge of Custer arrangements. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Custer.

The family asked for contributions to be directed to the Grand Rapids Dominican Association, 4-H Club of Chippewa County or a charity of your choice.

Sister Theresa Desrochers, CSJ

Sister Theresa (aka Sister Honora Marie) Desrochers, CSJ, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the age of 82. A funeral mass was celebrated on Oct. 23, 2012, at the Nazareth Living Center, St. Louis, Mo.

Sister Theresa was born in Rudyard on Sept. 26, 1930. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1948 and professed her final vows on Aug. 15, 1956. Sister Theresa earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Fontbonne College in St. Louis and a master's degree in elementary administration from St. Xavier College in Chicago.

Sister Theresa served as a teacher at Holy Guardian Angels GS in St. Louis, Mo., All Saints GS in University City, Mo., St. Thomas of Aquin GS in St. Louis, Mo., St. Mary and Joseph GS in St. Louis, Mo., Little Flower GS in Mobile, Ala., and St. Adalbert GS in St. Louis, Mo. She served as teacher and principal at Notre Dame GS in Wellston, Mo., St. Thomas Apostle GS in Florissant, Mo., St. Anthony of Padua GS in St. Louis, Mo., and St. Patrick GS in St. Louis, Mo. She served as assistant treasurer of the Nazareth Convent in St. Louis, Mo., payroll/bookkeeper at the Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis, Mo., and as a volunteer community life bookkeeper at the Nazareth Living Center.

Page 3 of 4 - Sister Theresa was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Honora (Hayden) Desrochers of Rudyard; two brothers, Leo Desrochers and James Desrochers; and three sisters: Evelyn Desrochers Trumbley, Rose Desrochers Savoie and Honora Desrochers.

Survivors include the sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, one sister, Margaret Desrochers Price and one brother/sister-in-law, Raymond and Mary Desrochers. She was a dear aunt, great aunt, great-great aunt, cousin, friend and sister in Christ.

Memorial remembrances may be sent to Sisters of St. Joseph Retirement Fund, 6400 Minnesota Ave. St. Louis, MO 63111

Joyce Mae Mills

Joyce Mae Mills, age 89, of Trout Lake passed away Friday morning, Nov. 2, 2012 at Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace. Joyce was born in Battle Creek on June 4, 1923 to Clare and Kate (Keto McCain) Farwell. Growing up Joyce lived in various places where her father's work as a conservation officer took her family. She shared memories of enjoying roller skating in Crystal Falls down to Fortune Lake to swim, driving to Escanaba, and her dad taking her up the fire tower in Paradise. When her family moved to Trout Lake, she had fond memories of the fun (and sometimes mischievous) times she had growing up with her friend, Frances. She married Kenneth A. Mills on June 15, 1942 and spent the rest of her life in Trout Lake.

Joyce was an exceptional cook and worked in many restaurants in the area, lastly working as prep cook for McGowan's restaurant until she was 79. She was known for her homemade soups, pies, and breads especially Danish rolls and her famous mocha bars she made for her family and friends at Christmas. She took pride and pleasure in feeding people. Because of her love of children, she enjoyed driving the "little" Trout Lake kindergarten school bus for a few years.

Joyce was a very caring person and was always willing to help anyone in any way she could. She always had a smile for everyone and all who knew her loved her.

Joyce's children and family were an important and special part of her life and will miss her dearly. Surviving are sons Kenneth (Fayda) Mills of Rudyard and Calvin (Betsy) Mills of Trout Lake, daughters Linda and the late Jim Barrett of Trout Lake and Florida and Rebecca (Bob) Revard of North Carolina, grandchildren Kenneth (Chris) Mills Jr., Carrie Mills, Steven (Kristin) Mills, Danielle (Jon) Dettling, and C. Norman (Kim) Mills; great-grandchildren Brittany (Noha) Wiggins, Brianna, Olivia, Jessica, Zach, Natalie, Sage, Laken, Owen, Dylan, Hayden, Ian, Jonas Laken, and great-great-granddaughter Payton.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Kenneth, her sister and brother in law, Clara and Daniel Saastamoinen, and son-in-law, James Barrett.

According to her wishes, cremation has taken place and a family memorial service will be held in the spring. Memorials may be made in her memory to Evergreen Living Center, with envelopes available from Dodson Funeral Home who assisted with arrangements.

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NAINAN, BEATRICE M., of Kinross died at War Memorial Hospital on Nov. 12, 2012. She was born in Sault Ste. Marie on July 7, 1917. Arrangements are in the care of Hovie Funeral Home.